Proposed changes to improve recording of matric results

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) says it is considering merging the results of the National Senior Certificate and its supplementary exams to paint a more accurate picture of matric results in the country. The department on Tuesday briefed the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education in Parliament.

Officials from the department told committee members that the 2016 National Senior Certificate (NSC) Supplementary Examinations show that an additional 13 765 candidates achieved their NSC qualifications, and thus passed Grade 12.

The 2016 NSC Supplementary Examinations took place from 22 February 2017 to 31 March 2017 and saw 76 760 candidates writing 116 question papers at 6 326 examinations centres around the country.

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The supplementary exams are considered a second sitting of the November 2016 NSC examinations.

The department said combining the two results – from the initial November exams and the supplementary exams – would show more accurately how the matric class of 2016 performed.

“The consolidation of the performance in the November 2016 and February 2017 exams provides a complete picture of the overall performance of the Class of 2016. The supplementary examinations allow candidates, who did not meet the NSC requirements by one to three subjects during the November examinations, a second chance at obtaining their NSC qualification,” the department said in a statement.

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